Portable light holder



Oc t 1 4, 1930. E. HERZOG 1,7731597 PORTABLE LIGHT HOLDER Filed Feb. 23, 1928 Mi 1% flu Patented Oct. 14, 1930 EUGENE HERZOG, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA PORTABLE LIGHT HOLDER Application filed February 23, 1928.

My invention relates to a portable light holder particularly useful and attractive for occasions such as anniversaries, but also useful and desirable as a unique lighting device as will presently be fully described and as I illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,

Fig. 1 is a top View of my device in a simple form. v

is; Fig. 2 is an elevation of Fig. 1 with a fanciful tip and candles added, also showing a cake, in dotted lines, concentric about the base of the device.

Fig. 3 is a vertical diametrical elevation of in the device modified to include two light holding rings, a two section column and a star shaped ornamental tip.

Fig. i is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of one of the rings used in my device 20 and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional elevation througn a ring as on line 55 in Fig. 1 and illustrating a candle holder in operative position.

6 is a vertical central elevation of my device showing only a portion of one light holding ring and electric circuit means for lighting purposes.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals l0 designates a preferred form of base 30 being simply a flat circular plate with a central upward projection 10A terminating in a vertical pin 10P adapted to be frictionally engaged by a correspondingly bored lower end of a mast 11 retained thus in vertical position. The mast may be either one section as in Figs. 1 and 2. or two or more sections two sections being illustrated in Fig. 3 and each with a corresponding bore in its lower end and a pin 11F in its upper end, it being thus obvious that mast of considerable height may be built up. In any case there is' always a tip 11? at the top and over which I place a metal washer 12 adapted to rest on the shoulder at the base of the pin and protruding horizontally beyond the mast top in which latter part of the washer are a number of circularly arranged apertures 13 engaged each by a cord 14:, or equivalent means, extended downwardly and outwardly and secured to a ring 15 thus hung in a horizontal Serial No. 256,105.

plane and in predetermined elevation above the base 10. In Fig. 3 the cords 14A are simply extensions of cord l i below ring 15 to another and larger ring 16 which is thus sus- 3ended concentric of the mast also and below ring 15. The ring 15 or rings 16i5 are preferably made of a circular wire hoop as 15V? in Fig. 4 within a continuous tube of rubber or pliable material 151 in which a pin 17F of a candle holder as 17 may be stuck and retained in such position as to hold a candle 18 in vertical position (see Fig. 5).

With each of my devices an ornamental tip such as an imitation flower 19 in Fig. 2 or a star 20 as in Fig. .3 may be used, either having a hub or shank 21 adapted to frictionally engage that part of tip 11P exposed above the washer 12. The exterior surface of mast 11 may have any suitable attractive design, and likewise the rings 1516 have any suitable exterior design. In fact it may be preferred to make rings 1516 of any suitable pliable and flexible material simply wound around the circular wire ll V.

In Fig. 2 my device is shown as standing on a table surface 22 which may also represent a cake plate on which is a cake 23 (shown dotted) with a central hole 23H through which the mast 11 extends concentrically upwardly and supports or rather suspends the ring 15 in a plane above the top of the cake to hold lighted candles 18. Thus for a birthday anniversary celebration for example a suitable number of candles may be fixed on ring 15 close to and above the cake. One advantage of my device in an occasion like this is that the candles are arranged in attractive order above the cake and further no tallow will drip on the cake, the latter being available for cutting without disturbing the candles. The device as shown in Fig. 3, with two rings, will of course hold a larger number of candles according to the age of a person having his anniversary celebration.

In Fig. 6 is illustrated an electrically illuminated device in which an electric plug 28 with circuit cable 26 from a source of electric current (not shown) is removably insertible in the central part 10A of the base to provide suitable terminal connection with the wires of a cable 2? Within the mast 11 which is hollow. 121 is a removable flanged tip for the top of the mast, the flange being designated 12 and having apertures engaged by the cords 1 and said tip piece being bored vertically tor the cable 27 to ext-end to higher sections of the mast (not shown). 27A is a suitable cable from cable 27 for conveying current to ring 15 and a number of electric bulbs in sockets 2 ltixed on said ring 15.

I claim:

In a portable lipht holder comprising a base and a sectional mast removably fixed concentric on the base and radially extended suspension cord means from the top of the mast for hanging a number of rings below the top of said mast at various elevations as desired; said ring members suspended in horizontal planes with the lowest one at a predetermined elevation above the base, and each said ring member comprising a ring of resilient flexible material with a metallic center of wire or equivalent material, a number of candle holding means each With a downwardly directed pin adapted to be inserted in the soft material of the rings.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

EUGENE HERZOG. 

